First of all, thanks so much for your enthusiasm and well wishes regarding our new cooking magazine. We'll keep you posted as to exactly when it hits the stands, so stay tuned. But as we're waiting, please do take a look at yesterday's list of topics and see if you don't have a favorite recipe to submit. We'd love to try it out.
Yesterday we were in the test kitchen experimenting with doughnuts--maple bars, chocolate cake, and maple glazed raised. We discovered that the leftover doughnut dough made excellent cinnamon rolls! While it's lots of fun pouring through recipe books looking for "just the right recipe," we're certain it'll be much more fun pouring through YOUR recipes and giving THEM a try. So, let's work together and make this the best cooking magazine out there!
Now just a quick thought for today:
We know that paper towels and napkins are a real convenience and are here to stay. They sure have their place in our kitchens. But we'd like to suggest that once in awhile we use cloth napkins at the table. They are a unique nicety today, and they silently tell the family "You are special and I'm glad to go to the extra effort to make things extra nice for you."
We've never gone to much expense for our napkins--we make our own out of sale fabric from the fabric stores or from snazzy fabrics we find at the thrift stores. And for those that don't sew, this still works. We just cut the fabric the size we want and then fringe the edges by pulling strings. This pleasant and mindless work is what we do when we're watching our favorite TV show or a good DVD.
So if you're not already using cloth napkins, think about adding this extra nice touch to your dinner table sometime soon. You've probably noticed how little things like this can really dress up the plainest of menus. And do you have other ideas for fancying up the table and sending that "You're so special!" message? Please share--we're all in this together! In the meantime, then, here's to family dinner made easy as we set the table with cloth napkins and submit a favorite recipe to
Cook'n! :-)
Cloth Napkins a Nicety with Impact!
Oh gosh... seeing your maple bars reminds me of my Camp fire days in P.A.! lol I can't remember her name... Linda someone.. her grandparents lived in that big OLD white house on the corner of Peabody up by the high school.. anyway.. her mom would make maple bars for our treats at Camp Fire girls and we ALL just LOVED them! .... That was way back in 6th grade and Linda moved away after that year... but a nice memory! Someday I will have to make some for my grandkids! Thanks for the stroll down memory lane today! lol
ReplyDeleteMy mom and dad owned a spudnut shop in Ellensburg, WA and I would stand by their sides as they dipped these treats in the maple frosting. I'd linger, hoping for a "cripple." I know very well one or two were "crippled" on purpose for MY purposes! ha ha. Thanks for your comment and fun memory! Alice (and Jeanne)
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